Zonal Health and Nutrition Coordinator 70 views1 applications

FH Ethiopia, a non-governmental organization engaged in relief and development activities, would like to invite potential candidates to apply for the following position: 

Position:                                             Zonal Health and Nutrition Coordinator

Duty Station:                                    Ziquala (Wag Himra Zone- Amhara Region)  

Duration of Contract:                    One-year contract, renewable (with 45 days probation period)

Purpose of the Job

The zonal health and nutrition coordinator is responsible for the overall improvement of effective implementation; monitoring and reporting processes as they pertain to DFSA health and nutrition.  He/she is responsible for overseeing all health activities under his/her supervision areas, providing on-site mentoring, supportive supervision and reporting. The incumbent works closely with appropriate FH Project staffs, the government structure and key stakeholders to ensure program integration at all level. S/he is expected to concurrently track physical implementation against activity plan and budget utilization under DFSA Health and Nutrition program component.

Basic Responsibilities:

• Oversee all health and nutrition activities, specifically under his/her supervision areas
• providing on-site mentoring and supportive supervision to health team (health and nutrition officer, hygiene and sanitation health and nutrition animators facilitators)
• He/she is expected to improve planning, implementation; monitoring and reporting processes as they pertain to health and nutrition under supervision areas with special emphasis for effective implementation of modular lesson plan in Care Group sessions.
•  Supervise, provide technical support and ensure that adolescent girls CG activities are progressing as planned.
• Serve as bridge by creating linkages between projects and FHE head office in the smooth flow of reports and other areas of communication. He/she will also closely follow implementation of SBCC activities in each project giving due attention to integration with other program entities i.e. gender and livelihood.
• Participate in annual plan and budget development for the program and ensure that DFSA Health and Nutrition activities are fully harmonized with each Woreda annual plan.
• Develop terms of reference, facilitate training, and review meeting and joint supportive supervision that will be conducted at Zonal and Woreda levels.
• Timely submit training reports, review-meeting proceedings and field travel reports to FHE head office for follow up and implementation of action steps
• Ensure effective multi-sectoral coordination of health and nutrition intervention at zonal, woreda and  community levels
• In collaboration with agriculture/livelihood/gender officers, ensure the effective implementation and integration of health, nutrition and WASH SBCC components
• Ensure that nutrition guidelines and WASH in the context of nutrition and SBCC specific to the program and monitoring tools are implemented in respective target zone and Woredas.
• Support and ensure that Nutrition agenda is focused in regional, zonal and woreda level review meeting conducted on a regular basis. In close consultation and approval of project and health and nutrition managers actively participate and represent FHE in health and nutrition meetings conducted at zone and region
• Ensure the provision of appropriate mentoring and on job training for health and nutrition staffs at targeted woredas using agreed tools.
• Ensure that Nutrition multi-sectoral coordination is strengthened, support the livelihood team to mainstream nutrition in to agriculture and program activities are coordinated at all levels.
• Ensure that all donor compliance and FHE rules and regulations are strictly followed during day-to-day program operations.
• Prepare and submit periodic reports.
• Performs other related tasks as required.

 

 

Job Requirements

Requirements:

• Minimum of first degree in Nutrition, public health or Nursing and demonstrated experience in Nutrition, maternal and child health, WASH and SBCC.
• At least 4 years of appropriate experience implementing in NGO with experience/knowledge of supporting USAID funded grants with excellent understanding  of Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP IV), National Nutrition program (NNP) and other health related policies & strategies.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Significant training experience (e.g. MIYCN, coaching, mentoring etc.) with community mobilization in support of health and nutrition related programs. Experience in supportive supervision, conducting trainings and training of trainers.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as proven ability to work collaboratively with many organizations and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skills in partnership building and interpersonal communication.
• Demonstrated skills in computer Microsoft office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and outlooks, emails
• Brilliant in report writing

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

How to Apply

Competent candidates can submit ONLY their application and CV to:

r[email protected]

Candidates MUST refer the position title on the subject line of their email and applications

Please note that this position is open to Ethiopian nationals only